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Forward genetics for back-in-time questions

A genetic screen has revealed one of the molecules that allow choanoflagellates, the closest unicellular relative of animals, to form colonies, which could help researchers to answer questions about the earliest days of animal evolution.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Mendoza, Alex, Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25369637
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05218
Descripción
Sumario:A genetic screen has revealed one of the molecules that allow choanoflagellates, the closest unicellular relative of animals, to form colonies, which could help researchers to answer questions about the earliest days of animal evolution.